Rail-fastening means



Original Filed Jung 1 8 1 9 21 A TTORNEVS Patented Mar. 29, 1923,

UNH'ED STATES PATENT QFHQEQ SAMUEL BOOTH KULL, F BRIDGEPOBT,CONNECTICUT.

RAIL-FASTENING MEANS.

Original application filed June 18, 1921, Serial No. 478,545. RenewedMay 9, 1922, Serial No. 559,591.

Patent No. 1,419,865, dated June 13, 1922. Divided and this applicationfiled March 17, 1922. Serial To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL Boorrr KULL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented new and Im roved Rail-Fastening Means, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to means for fastening railroad rails to ties,and has for an object the provision of means whereby spikes used inconnection with railroad rails are more effectively fastened down inco-operation with the rail than. usual.

Another object resides in the provision of means whereby the rail andthe spikes can be assembled in place and fastened in their assembledposition expeditiously, whereby a great saving of time and labor isachieved.

A further object resides in the provision of means whereby theabove-mentioned objects may be attained by means of a few simple,economically manufactured parts capable of quick assembly.

A still further object resides in the particular construction andarrangement of parts which are hereinafter described and claimed andshown in the accompanying drawings.

This case is a division of my application Serial No. 4178545, filed June18, 1921, re newed May 9, 1922, as Serial No. 559,591, en titled Railfastening means, which issued in Patent #1,4:19,865, June 13, 1922.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is asectional view of the means for fastening the spike in place.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section showing 40 the means for fastening thespike in place.

Fig. 3 is a plan View showing a slot in which the spike and itsfastening means are disposed.

The form of the invention shown in the 45 drawings is a preferred form,although it is understood that modifications in the construction andarrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used maybe adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 I show a form of means for fastening railway spikesin place on bed plates. The application of this invention necessitates atie 1 and a plate 2, preferably provided with a rib 3 forced into thetie to hold the plate thereon. This plate 2 is provided with a pluralityof apertures i to rece1ve spikes 5. Adjacent each of the apertures 4 isa lateral groove 6. The spike 5 is provided with a groove or indentedportion 7 which, when the spike is driven into the aperture 4: isdisposed in alinement with the groove 6. A pin 8, or other fasteningmeans, may be placed within the groove 6 and ex tend into the groove 7in the spike. Preferably the spike 5 and the slope of the aperture 4:are arranged so that the spike will be drlven in at an angle;consequently it will be seen that by reason of this angular relationbetween the spikeand the plate 2 any tendency of the spike to work awayfrom the foot of the rail 9 with which it engages will be prevented byreason of the fact that the pin 8 will become jammed against the plate2.

What I claim is:

1. A rail fastening device which includes a tie, a tie plate having aninclined aperture, to receive a spike, a slot in the plate connected tothe aperture, a groove in the spike to be alined with the slot, saidgroove being disposed on the rear face of the spike, and a pin adaptedto be laid in the slot and extending into the groove of the spike tohold it in position, the inclination of the spike in the aperturetending to j am the pin against the sides of the slot when the spiketends to creep out of the tie.

2. A rail fastening device which includes a tie plate having an apertureinclined downwardly toward the center of the plate. a spike to bedisposed in said aperture and having a groove on the face disposed awayfrom the rail with which the spike engages,

therewith, a groove in the spike to be alined with the slot and meansdisposed in the slot 10 and engaging the groove to lock the spike inplace said means so related to the slot as to be jammed therein When therail tends to creep away from the plate.

SAMUEL BOOTH KULL.

